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03/07/2024
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Knowing meets rock chic
When Frédéric Malle sold his brand to the Estée Lauder Group in 2015, he knew immediately that he wanted to reinterpret some of the great classics that had been released by the Grande Dame EL herself. Why it then took another nine years for the Legacy Collection to appear remains Mr Malle's secret...
Malle is not a nose, but sees himself as a "publisher". The Legacy Collection was created in collaboration with Anne Flipo (La Nuit de L'Homme Eau de Toilette Invictus Eau de Toilette L'Interdit (2018) Eau de Parfum), Carlos Benaïm (Polo Eau de Toilette Hugo Just Different Eau de Toilette Euphoria Eau de Parfum) and Bruno Jovanovic (Monsieur. Dries Van Noten par Frédéric Malle) created
The aim was to bring Azurēe, Estée, Knowing Eau de Parfum, Private Collection and White Linen Eau de Parfum back to life as "museum pieces with the help of talented perfumers".
However, exchanging just individual notes does not work. Like a game of Jenga, removing one note can cause the entire composition to fall apart. Malle discovered that Estée lost its warmth and richness without its honey note. So he kept it and enhanced the effect with an amber note.
I actually wanted to buy the whole collection as minis and Knowing Legacy in the full size. Unfortunately, Estée Lauder USA doesn't ship abroad, and Harrods doesn't stock the five-set of minis.
However, the decision to limit myself to Knowing Legacy was an easy one: firstly, Knowing has a special place in my heart - it was my very first perfume, which I bought as a teenager from a vacation job. And secondly, connoisseur Christi Long had declared on Facebook that Knowing Legacy is the interpretation that is the furthest away from the original. And while I think Knowing is a great, timelessly elegant classic, for the substantial price, I wanted, well, something special too.
Knowing Legacy is a bold, dark, somewhat wicked interpretation. Iris, styrax and labdanum give the fragrance a rocking, modern feel, but not at the expense of class and elegance.
Some who love Knowing Eau de Parfum will definitely be disappointed by this rebirth. Personally, I am enraptured.
Frédéric Malle has reinterpreted the Knowing DNA to create a wonderful tribute to the life's work of Estée Lauder.
Malle is not a nose, but sees himself as a "publisher". The Legacy Collection was created in collaboration with Anne Flipo (La Nuit de L'Homme Eau de Toilette Invictus Eau de Toilette L'Interdit (2018) Eau de Parfum), Carlos Benaïm (Polo Eau de Toilette Hugo Just Different Eau de Toilette Euphoria Eau de Parfum) and Bruno Jovanovic (Monsieur. Dries Van Noten par Frédéric Malle) created
The aim was to bring Azurēe, Estée, Knowing Eau de Parfum, Private Collection and White Linen Eau de Parfum back to life as "museum pieces with the help of talented perfumers".
However, exchanging just individual notes does not work. Like a game of Jenga, removing one note can cause the entire composition to fall apart. Malle discovered that Estée lost its warmth and richness without its honey note. So he kept it and enhanced the effect with an amber note.
I actually wanted to buy the whole collection as minis and Knowing Legacy in the full size. Unfortunately, Estée Lauder USA doesn't ship abroad, and Harrods doesn't stock the five-set of minis.
However, the decision to limit myself to Knowing Legacy was an easy one: firstly, Knowing has a special place in my heart - it was my very first perfume, which I bought as a teenager from a vacation job. And secondly, connoisseur Christi Long had declared on Facebook that Knowing Legacy is the interpretation that is the furthest away from the original. And while I think Knowing is a great, timelessly elegant classic, for the substantial price, I wanted, well, something special too.
Knowing Legacy is a bold, dark, somewhat wicked interpretation. Iris, styrax and labdanum give the fragrance a rocking, modern feel, but not at the expense of class and elegance.
Some who love Knowing Eau de Parfum will definitely be disappointed by this rebirth. Personally, I am enraptured.
Frédéric Malle has reinterpreted the Knowing DNA to create a wonderful tribute to the life's work of Estée Lauder.
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